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Christof Koch: The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness

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I'll Try One More Time, Then I'll Stop.

Theory of consciousness is based on third person observation and experiment. We know what it's like to see blue or smell coffee through introspection, but we can't explain these qualities in a purely mathematical way. This theory claims that this quality turns into the quantity which then gives rise to 'consciousness' Theories have been criticised for violating our intuitions about how life should be experienced by humans.

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